This is a follow up to Mr. Tripps recent, interesting comments and thoughts regarding “42” the Jackie Robinson story. My take on this movie is if you went to see Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of Jackie Robinson you might be disappointed.

Admittedly, I went to the movie expecting to focus on the Jackie Robinson story, but low and behold, I was captivated by Harrison Fords stunning portrayal of Branch Rickey. Just imagine for every hate letter Jackie Robinson received, Branch Rickey received 10 or more.

Congratulations to the Las Vegas City Schools Board of Education for its courageous decision to revert back to a five-day school week when classes begin in August.

We had serious concerns about the four-day week from the beginning. Chief among them was our feeling that it’s just not possible to cram five days of instruction into a four-day week, no matter how dedicated teachers and students are.

“Nice going, Hemingway!” I thought to myself as this 230-pound body, tethered to a harness, sped down a slope called Inspiration Point, near Branson, Mo.

Imagine a 75-year-old man fantasizing about running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, a subject Ernest Hemingway wrote about, or in the style of George Plimpton, imagining that an average writer would play quarterback for the Detroit Lions, the inspiration for “Paper Lion,” a book and movie about such an accomplishment.